Esperanza Quintero is a downtrodden wife of a miner in New Mexico. She's sad to be pregnant again raising a child in the dead-end place. The village was called San Marcos when she was a child but it is now strictly a company town called Zinc Town. Her husband Ramon is trying to organize for wage equality with the white miners but prejudice is against them. After the dangerous conditions kill a miner, the men shut down the mine and vote to strike. The women struggle to find respect from their own husband as they demand sanitation.
The story is compelling. It's a simple story of the underdog. I really don't like the narration and the amateur actors do struggle. The idea of the blacklisted filmmakers is more impressive than the product. The directions are static and the acting lacks power.
The story is compelling. It's a simple story of the underdog. I really don't like the narration and the amateur actors do struggle. The idea of the blacklisted filmmakers is more impressive than the product. The directions are static and the acting lacks power.